1960 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1960 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 19
Record	7–2
Head coach	Ben Schwartzwalder (12th season)
Captain	Al Bemiller, Fred Mautino, Richard Reimer [1]
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium
Seasons ←  1959 1961  →

1960 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Navy			–					9	–	2	–	0
Memphis State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Detroit			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Syracuse			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Oregon			–					7	–	3	–	1
Army			–					6	–	3	–	1
Oregon State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Houston			–					6	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	4	–	0
San Jose State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	3	–	3
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	0
Washington State			–					4	–	5	–	1
Air Force			–					4	–	6	–	0
Boston University			–					3	–	5	–	2
Pacific (CA)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Boston College			–					3	–	6	–	1
Florida State			–					3	–	6	–	1
Marquette			–					3	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	7	–	0
Notre Dame			–					2	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	8	–	0
Dayton			–					1	–	9	–	0
Idaho			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. ^[2] The Orangemen were led by 12th-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the regular season with a record of 7–2 and ranked 19th in the AP Poll. The university administration ruled against accepting a bowl invite saying that the "season was long enough". ^[3] They were not invited to a bowl game.

Junior halfback Ernie Davis continued to garner national attention, earning consensus All-American honors while rushing for 877 yards and 8 touchdowns.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Boston University	No. 2	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 35–7	30,000
October 1	at No. 5 Kansas	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 14–7	40,000
October 8	at Holy Cross	No. 1	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 15–6	18,000	[4]
October 15	No. 20 Penn State	No. 4	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 21–15	40,617
October 22	at West Virginia	No. 3	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 45–0	20,000	[5]
October 29	Pittsburgh	No. 3	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 0–10	41,872
November 5	at Army	No. 9	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 6–9	66,000
November 12	Colgate	No. 17	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 46–6	23,000	[6]
November 18	at Miami (FL)	No. 14	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 21–14	45,271	[3]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[1]

References

1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 148
2. "1960 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
3. "Syracuse Players Don't Like Ruling". The Journal News. White Plains, New York. UPI. November 23, 1960. p. 22. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
4. Ahern, John (October 9, 1960). "H.C. Stuns Syracuse, Misses Upset, 15-6". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Syracuse gridders wallop West Virginia gridders". The Tribune. October 23, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. Toenniessen, Lowell (November 13, 1960). "For Colgate: A Thrill; 14-6 at Half, but Orange Wins by 40". The Sunday Press . Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.